Select an option below to continue reading this premium story.
Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading.
No, a robust tourism industry is not needed (“HTA seeks funds for destiation management,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 12). There is no need for boondoggles like “destination stewardship,” and the $69 million would be better spent on affordable housing and solving homelessness.
For instance, $300,000 for the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) president and $225,000 for the chief brand officer would cover the rent for some 50 families. The rest of the $69 million would go a long way toward helping the working poor and the homeless in Hawaii nei.
HTA should be eliminated. Immediately.
Thomas Jech
Kailua
EXPRESS YOURSELF
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser welcomes all opinions. Want your voice to be heard? Submit a letter to the editor.
>> Write us: We welcome letters up to 150 words, and guest columns of 500-600 words. We reserve the right to edit for clarity and length. Include your name, address and daytime phone number.
>> Mail: Letters to the Editor, Honolulu Star-Advertiser 7 Waterfront Plaza, 500 Ala Moana, Suite #7-500 Honolulu, HI 96813
>> Contact: 529-4831 (phone), letters@staradvertiser.com, staradvertiser.com/editorial/submit-letter